Saturday 28 January 1939 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 10:1110:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5410:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 112 of 112 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:297:29 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5410:54 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 04 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
07:297:29 AM to 31:287:28 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Saptamī | 10:5410:54 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 20:188:18 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 12:1412:14 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:5410:54 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:28 07:287:28 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:385:38 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:385:38 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:056:05 AM | 07:297:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:297:29 AM | 09:309:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:297:29 AM | 08:458:45 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:297:29 AM | 08:098:09 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:098:09 AM | 08:508:50 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:309:30 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4812:48 PM | 14:282:28 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:471:47 PM | 15:023:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:323:32 PM | 17:335:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:084:08 PM | 17:485:48 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:335:33 PM | 19:257:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:335:33 PM | 18:016:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:335:33 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:006:00 AM+1 | 31:387:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |